One thing about Michael Jackson I haven't seen mentioned

[supergee]

The hatred he inspired in a few people even before the pedophilia rumors started. To them he was, in Robert Anton Wilson's phrase, a no-good shit who hadn't gotten caught. Specifically, he was getting away with not growing up and should be dragged bodily from Neverland and forced to deal with the crap the rest of us have to face.

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[onyxlynx]

I suspect they thought themselves vindicated by the molestation trial.

I seem to have missed a lot by eschewing the National Enquirer.

[supergee]

I remember when the trial was just starting, the Times did an editorial saying that of course they weren't prejudging, and then going on to attack him for being immature enough to fool around with little boys. I remember linking to a socialist party newspaper calling them on that shit.